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  • 1electric motor — motor (def. 4). [1885 90] * * * Introduction       any of a class of devices that convert electrical energy to mechanical energy, usually by employing electromagnetic phenomena.       Most electric motors develop their mechanical torque by the… …

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  • 2Electric motor — Electric E*lec tric ([ e]*l[e^]k tr[i^]k), Electrical E*lec tric*al ([ e]*l[e^]k tr[i^]*kal), a. [L. electrum amber, a mixed metal, Gr. h lektron; akin to hle ktwr the beaming sun, cf. Skr. arc to beam, shine: cf. F. [ e]lectrique. The name came… …

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  • 3Electric motor — For other kinds of motors, see motor (disambiguation). For a railroad electric engine, see electric locomotive. Various electric motors. A 9 volt PP3 transistor battery is in the center foreground for size comparison. An electric motor converts… …

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  • 4electric motor — noun a motor that converts electricity to mechanical work • Hypernyms: ↑motor • Hyponyms: ↑starter, ↑starter motor, ↑starting motor, ↑synchronous motor, ↑wiper motor • Part Hol …

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  • 5electric motor — elektros variklis statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. electric motor vok. Elektromotor, m rus. электродвигатель, m pranc. électromoteur, m; moteur électrique, m …

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  • 6electric motor — elektros variklis statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. electric motor vok. Elektromotor, m rus. электродвигатель, m pranc. moteur électrique, m …

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  • 7electric motor — motor powered by electricity …

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  • 8Electric Motor Education and Research Foundation — The Electric Motor Education and Research Foundation, or EMERF, is a non profit foundation affiliated with SMMA – the Motor and Motion Association, a United States based electric motor trade association. EMERF was chartered in 1995 to advance and …

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  • 9Electric motor manufacturing industry in China — China s electric motor industry has been developed for 60 years. Most munafacturers produce low power and small size motors. Small motor manufactuers are mostly located in Zhejiang province, Fujian province, and Guangdong province [1]. Only a few …

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  • 10Electric motor vehicle —   A motor vehicle powered by an electric motor that draws current from rechargeable storage batteries, fuel cells, photovoltaic arrays, or other sources of electric current.   U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration s Energy… …

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